Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-16
PARLOR SUITS!

Clerk shall make, said subscription in
the name Of said township for said one
hundred and fifty shares of the capital
stock OF said Railway Company
And when the railroad of said Rail-
Way Company shall be built and COM
pleted, and shall be in operation, under
lease or otherwise, from the east line of
said township to the west line of said
township, then said Board of County
Commissioners shall cause such bonds,
with coupons attached as aforesaid. to
be issued in the name of said township
of Prairie View and shall deliver the
same to said Railway Company on de-
livery or tender to the County Treasur-
er of said crunty of q certificate for said
shares of the tull paid capital stock OF
said Railway Company, equal in amount
with said bonds, dollar for dollar.
Provided, said railroad shall be built
and completed and in operation, (by
lease or OtheTWise) as aforesaid, on or
before the first day Of February, a. D.
1888; a I'D provided further, that said
company shall build and maintain a de-
pot with side tracks adjacent thereto in
said township.
The form OF the ballots to be used at
said election shall be: 9 For the sub
scription of stock and issue of bonds TO
The Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska
Railway Company" and against the
subscription OF stock and issue OF bonds
to The Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska
Railway Company"
And, whereas, upon the presentation
aud consideration of said petition, and
the hearing Of the proof in respect to
the matters and things therein contain
cd, SAID Board found that said petition
20 aFDrnIn hE ahnHr h. of
the resident tax payers OF said township
AMI that said petition was ia ali respects
in due form of law, and that the COndi-
tiOus therein contained were sufficient
TO protect the interests Of said township
and theTeupOn, duly made an order
granting the prayer OF said petition and
ordering that a special election be held
at the usual and established places Of
voting in each voting precinct in said
township on Wednesday, the 20th
day of April, A. D., 1887, to de-
termine whether the said township
shall subscribe TO one hundred and fifty
shares Of the capital-stOck OF said Com
pany, and issue fifteen bonds of the de-
nomination of one thousand dollars
each. Of said township TO said company
in payment therefor, on the terms and
conditions set out in said petition; and
it was further ordered by said Board
that in the event that a majority of the
voters voting at said election cast their
ballots in favor OF said proposition and
vote to subscribe said one hundred and
fifty shares of said capital stock, and to
issue said fifteen bonds in payment
therefor, then the County CLERK of said
county shall forthwith Tor aud on be-
half Of, and in the name Of, said town
ship subscribe, TO one hundred and fifty
shares of the capital stock Of said Com
pany; and it was by said Board further
ordered that if said Railway Company
shall fully comply with the conditions OF
SAID subscription then the chairman OF
said Board and the County Clerk of
said county shall duly issue to said
Company said bonds OF said township
in the sum and 10 the tenor and effect,
IN said petition stated.
And it was by said Board further or
deTed that the ballots to be used at such
election should be in the form designaJ-
ed 10 said petition; and that the sheriff
Of said county duly make and issue his
proclamation for the holding of such
special election in said township at said
date and places designated, and that
said sheriff give due and legal nolce OF
said election for thirty days as provided
by law and in said proclamation give
to be published in the Phillipsburg
HERALD, a weekly newspaper printed
and published in the city of Phillips
burg in the county Of Phillips and in
general circulation in said Prairie View
township and Phillips county.
And it was by said board further or
dered that said election be neld and re-
turns made, and the result ascertained
and declared, in all respects as prOVid-
ed by law.
Now, therefore, I, &. NJ Mcclure,
sheriff Of the county Of Phillips, state OF
Kansas, by virtue of the authority in
me bY law vested, and in pursuance OF
the above Teciled order of said Board Of
County Commissioners, do hereby make
public proclamation, and give notice,
that a special election will be held in
said township at the usual and estab-
lished places of voting IN each voting
precinct in said township on Wednesday
the 10th day of April A. d, 1887 to de-
termins whether SAID township shall
make such subscription of stock, and
shall issue in payment therefor the
bonds Of said township on the terms
and conditions set cut In said petition,
and such election shall, In all respects,
be conducted and returns made, and
result ascertained and declared, IN the
manner provided by law for general
elections.
In Witness Whereof, I. c. n. Nc
Cure, sheriff of Phillips county, state
of Kansas, have hereuntO set my hand
at the city OF Phiiiipsburg this 10th day Of
March, A. D. 1857
Q. II. MCGUIKE,
Sbsrih q Phillips County.